Resources

TRAILS ALLIANCE of SANTA FE REFERENCES

If you’re thinking of taking kids along on your next hike check out this site for tips on hiking with kids:
A Guide to Hiking With Kids

PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS & AGENCIES

Santa Fe County Open Space and Trails Division, Open Land and Trails Planning and Advisory Committee (COLTPAC), “County Open Land and Trails Plan”, 2000

Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) – Bicycle and Trails Task Force, “Metropolitan Transportation Plan”, “Transportation Improvement Plan”

New Mexico Department of Transportation – Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Equestrian Advisory Committee and Coordinator

New Mexico State Parks – Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant funds and coordination of statewide trails

Bureau of Land Management

Santa Fe National Forest

N.M. BIKING, EQUESTRIAN AND OUTDOOR ORGANIZATIONS

BICYCLE SAFETY

U.S. TRAILS ORGANIZATIONS

BOOKS for Trail Maintenance

Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook, 1999, Forest Service

Trail Solutions: IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Singletrack, 2004, IMBA.

Managing Mountain Biking: IMBA’s Guide to Providing Great Riding. 2007, IMBA.

Natural Surface Trails by Design: Physical and Human Design Essentials of Sustainable, Enjoyable Trails, 2004, Troy Scott Parker

Lightly on the Land: The SCA Trail Building and Maintenance Manual. 2006, Bob Birkby, Student Conservation Association

Trails For The Twenty-First Century – Planning, Design, and Management Manual for Multi-Use Trails. 2001, by Charles Flink , Kristine Olka , Robert Searns

Greenways – A Guide to Planning, Design, and Development. 1993, by Charles A. Flink, Robert M. Searns , Loring LaB Schwarz.

Guide to Sustainable Mountain Trails – Trail Assessment, Planning, & Design Sketchbook, 2007

Trail Planning, Design & Development Guidelines, 2007, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

MAPS of Local Trails

Dale Ball Trails Map
Santa Fe National Forest map by USDA Forest Service
New Mexico Road and Recreation Atlas by Benchmark Maps
Dharma Maps
City of Santa Fe Bike Map
Sangre de Cristo & Great Sand Dunes NP by Sky Terrain Trail Maps
Santa Fe, Bandelier, & Los Alamos Trail by Sky Terrain Maps, Ken Schulte
New Mexico Atlas and Gazetteer
Pecos Wilderness by USDA Forest Service
Santa Fe Quad by BLM
Caja del Rio, Dierdre
Mountains of Santa Fe, by Bill Drake (copies may still be available, but it is out of print)

GUIDEBOOKS of Local Trails

Day Hikes In The Santa Fe Area, by Santa Fe Group of the Sierra Club, 2007

Best Hikes In New Mexico With Children, by Bob Julyan, 2004

New Mexico’s Wilderness Areas, by Bob Julyan, 1999

Santa Fe – Taos Hiking Guide by Bob D’Antonio, 2004

Trail Guide To The Pecos Wilderness, by Public Lands Interpretive Association

Trail Guide To Geology Of The Upper Pecos. by Patrick Sutherland, Arthur Montgomery

Mountain Biking New Mexico, by Sarah Bennett Alley, Falcon Guides, 2001

Mountain Biking Northern New Mexico, by Bob D’Antonio, Falcon Guides, 2004

Santa Fe Area Mountain Bike Trails, by Craig Martin

Saddle Up, New Mexico, by John and Nina Buonaiuto-Cloyed, 2007

Best Easy Day Hikes – Santa Fe, by Linda & Katie Regnier, Falcon Guides, 2006

Fifty Hikes in New Mexico, Harry Evans, 2005

50 Hikes in Northern New Mexico, Kai Huschke

Albuquerque 60 HIKES WITHIN 60 MILES, Stephen Ausherman, 2007

Where to find info on local trails:

Public Lands Information Center

Free maps and brochures, buy maps and books.

301 Dinosaur Trail
Santa Fe, NM, 87508.
Open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Time.

Buy maps, books, travel gear.

*The website has online trail maps too!!*

839 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 992-0418

Or, you can frequent your local library, outdoor gear shop, bike shop, etc!